CVE-2005-3111
The handler code for backupninja 0.8 and earlier creates temporary files with predictable filenames, which allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
02 Description
The handler code for backupninja 0.8 and earlier creates temporary files with predictable filenames, which allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.36% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 29.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2005-09-30 04:00Z21 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 23:01Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2005-09-30
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- a13eaf74f99df7732a1741869fad97c99da9fa69a7b2432594adefd95d2ae737
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.debian.orgDSA-827http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-827
- secunia.com17018http://secunia.com/advisories/17018
- secunia.com16995http://secunia.com/advisories/16995/
- www.securityfocus.com14978http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14978
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.combackupninja-backupninja-script-symlink(22461)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22461
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- backupninja Fixed in 0.8-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- backupninja Fixed in 0.8-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- backupninja Fixed in 0.8-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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